South Canterbury Development band member Sharon Gray competes in the Grade 4b competition at the University Oval this morning, watched by judge Brian Switalla, of Auckland. PHOTO: LOUISE FRAMPTON
The skirl of the bagpipes is being heard in Dunedin as the city hosts the New Zealand Pipe Band Championships.
Thirty-five bands from throughout New Zealand and two from Australia are competing at the University Oval today and tomorrow.
Grades 3, 4a and 4b are competing today.
Tomorrow morning, bands will compete in a street march section starting at 9am at the dental school and continuing along George St.
In the afternoon, Grades 1 and 2 (the top bands) will be performing at the University Oval before a massed band performance and prizegiving at 5.30pm.
City of Dunedin Pipe Band competes in the Grade 4b competition at the University Oval this morning. PHOTO: LOUISE FRAMPTON
